Backyardigans Live

Iâ€™ve been fascinated with the transformation of a work from big or small screen to stage ever since my folks and some family friends took me to San Francisco to see Peter Pan with Kathy Rigby. So I was excited to speak with Beth Bogush, choreographer for both the Backyardigans program on Nickelodeon and the showâ€™s live tour, which opens tonight at the Flint Center on the campus of De Anza College in Cupertino.

â€œWe had to add a few songs to lengthen the set,â€ she says, by phone from her home in New Jersey. â€œBut the music, which was written by the showâ€™s Musical Director Evan Lurie, is the same. â€œ

A common frustration among performers, whether on stage or in the orchestra pit, is that they never get to take in the show themselves. Fortunately, Bogush has been able to enjoy both her choreography work and the showâ€™s fans, too.Continue Reading →